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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1275968, member: 6229"]The first coin of this subject is the short-lived U.S.A. Trade Dollar. It's first because it was minted two years before the second coin of this subject (1873). The other coin was first struck in 1875. Both coins were designed by William Barber, Chief Engraver of the Mint.　Trade Dollars measure in at a crown-sized 38.1mm. William Barber became an assistant engraver at the Philadelphia Mint in 1865 and was promoted to Chief Engraver of the Mint (1869-1879) upon James B. Longacre's death. Here's a photo of the Trade Dollar courtesy of Wikipedia. Take a good long look at its reverse:　<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tradedollar.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tradedollar.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tradedollar.jpg</a>　Now imagine the coin minus "E. PLURIBUS UNUM," the reeding around the edge, and the fineness statement. Imagine a coin whose size measures 22mm. Further, change "TRADE DOLLAR" to "TWENTY CENTS" and you have this coin (Wikipedia photo):　<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reverse_of_1875_United_States_20c_coin.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reverse_of_1875_United_States_20c_coin.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reverse_of_1875_United_States_20c_coin.jpg</a>　The Trade Dollar and the 20 Cent piece were both short-lived issues, but have another commonness;they are the only business strike coins designed by William Barber.　Besides designing the Trade Dollar and the 20 Cent piece William Barber's designs remain on a variety of U.S. Pattern coins. Here's a few photos:　Half Union Pattern:　(US Patterns' photo)　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1546p1719.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1546p1719.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1546p1719.html</a>　(Another photo courtesy of Goldberg Auctions):　<a href="http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=34&lot=831" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=34&lot=831" rel="nofollow">http://images.goldbergauctions.com/php/lot_auc.php?site=1&sale=34&lot=831</a>　Sailor Head 20 Cent Pattern:　(US Patterns' photo)　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1392p1535.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1392p1535.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1392p1535.html</a>　Quarter Dollars:　(US Patterns photos)　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1090p1226.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1090p1226.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1090p1226.html</a>　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1096p1232.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1096p1232.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1096p1232.html</a>　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1100p1236.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1100p1236.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1100p1236.html</a>　1877 Half Dollars:　(US Patterns" photos)　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1105p1241.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1105p1241.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1105p1241.html</a>　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1109p1245.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1109p1245.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1109p1245.html</a>　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1111p1247.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1111p1247.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1111p1247.html</a>　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1114p1250.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1114p1250.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1114p1250.html</a>　Amazonian $2 1/2 Dollar (Quarter-Eagle) Gold:　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1230p1372.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1230p1372.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1230p1372.html</a>　Amazonian $3 Gold:　(US Patterns' photo)　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/j1235p1377.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/j1235p1377.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/j1235p1377.html</a>　As a bonus for reading this whole article here's photos of a set of Gold Amazonian coins (US Patterns" photo) Scroll down to each photo:　<a href="http://uspatterns.com/18amgolset.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://uspatterns.com/18amgolset.html" rel="nofollow">http://uspatterns.com/18amgolset.html</a>　　Chief Engraver, William Barber, was a prolific medalist producing at least 40 medals during his employment at the U.S. Mint, including David Rittenhouse, Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, Cyrus Field, President James Pollock, Joseph Pancoast, Dr. Henry Linderman, William Henry, the Centennial medals, and the Valley Forge medal. Because there's not room enoiugh for links to all the photos of the 40 medals here are photos of three of them:　　Photo of the Jean Louis Rofolphe Agassiz Medal (photo courtesy of the American Numismatic Society):　　<a href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1976.263.7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://numismatics.org/collection/1976.263.7" rel="nofollow">http://numismatics.org/collection/1976.263.7</a>　　William Henry Medal by William Barber (americanart.si.edu photo):　　<a href="http://americanart.si.edu/images/2007/2007.39.2_1a.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://americanart.si.edu/images/2007/2007.39.2_1a.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://americanart.si.edu/images/2007/2007.39.2_1a.jpg</a>　　Cyrus Field Medal. 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